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was generated using <a href="https://scenario.com/">Scenario.com</a></figcaption></figure> <p data-svelte-h="svelte-17pu5cl">Welcome to the most exciting topic in AI today: <strong>Agents</strong>!</p> <p data-svelte-h="svelte-dvnpj7">This free course will take you on a journey, <strong>from beginner to expert</strong>, in understanding, using and building AI agents.</p> <p data-svelte-h="svelte-1csi7fx">This first unit will help you onboard:</p> <ul data-svelte-h="svelte-1wu4r06"><li>Discover the <strong>course’s syllabus</strong>.</li> <li><strong>Choose the path</strong> you’re going to take (either self-audit or certification process).</li> <li><strong>Get more information about the certification process</strong>.</li> <li>Get to know the team behind the course.</li> <li>Create your <strong>Hugging Face account</strong>.</li> <li><strong>Sign-up to our Discord server</strong>, and meet your classmates and us.</li></ul> <p data-svelte-h="svelte-4b3xjd">Let’s get started!</p> <h2 class="relative group"><a id="expect" class="header-link block pr-1.5 text-lg no-hover:hidden with-hover:absolute with-hover:p-1.5 with-hover:opacity-0 with-hover:group-hover:opacity-100 with-hover:right-full" href="#expect"><span><svg class="" xmlns="http://www.w3.org/2000/svg" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink" aria-hidden="true" role="img" width="1em" height="1em" preserveAspectRatio="xMidYMid meet" viewBox="0 0 256 256"><path d="M167.594 88.393a8.001 8.001 0 0 1 0 11.314l-67.882 67.882a8 8 0 1 1-11.314-11.315l67.882-67.881a8.003 8.003 0 0 1 11.314 0zm-28.287 84.86l-28.284 28.284a40 40 0 0 1-56.567-56.567l28.284-28.284a8 8 0 0 0-11.315-11.315l-28.284 28.284a56 56 0 0 0 79.196 79.197l28.285-28.285a8 8 0 1 0-11.315-11.314zM212.852 43.14a56.002 56.002 0 0 0-79.196 0l-28.284 28.284a8 8 0 1 0 11.314 11.314l28.284-28.284a40 40 0 0 1 56.568 56.567l-28.285 28.285a8 8 0 0 0 11.315 11.314l28.284-28.284a56.065 56.065 0 0 0 0-79.196z" fill="currentColor"></path></svg></span></a> <span>What to expect from this course?</span></h2> <p data-svelte-h="svelte-f2qxb3">In this course, you will:</p> <ul data-svelte-h="svelte-vrr89e"><li>📖 Study AI Agents in <strong>theory, design, and practice.</strong></li> <li>🧑‍💻 Learn to <strong>use established AI Agent libraries</strong> such as <a href="https://huggingface.co/docs/smolagents/en/index" rel="nofollow">smolagents</a>, <a href="https://www.llamaindex.ai/" rel="nofollow">LlamaIndex</a>, and <a href="https://langchain-ai.github.io/langgraph/" rel="nofollow">LangGraph</a>.</li> <li>💾 <strong>Share your agents</strong> on the Hugging Face Hub and explore agents created by the community.</li> <li>🏆 Participate in challenges where you will <strong>evaluate your agents against other students’.</strong></li> <li>🎓 <strong>Earn a certificate of completion</strong> by completing assignments.</li></ul> <p data-svelte-h="svelte-t67g99">And more!</p> <p data-svelte-h="svelte-emuqed">At the end of this course, you’ll understand <strong>how Agents work and how to build your own Agents using the latest libraries and tools</strong>.</p> <p data-svelte-h="svelte-1ngbij4">Don’t forget to <strong><a href="https://bit.ly/hf-learn-agents">sign up to the course!</a></strong></p> <p data-svelte-h="svelte-yhvrbv">(We are respectful of your privacy. We collect your email address to be able to <strong>send you the links when each Unit is published and give you information about the challenges and updates</strong>).</p> <h2 class="relative group"><a id="course-look-like" class="header-link block pr-1.5 text-lg no-hover:hidden with-hover:absolute with-hover:p-1.5 with-hover:opacity-0 with-hover:group-hover:opacity-100 with-hover:right-full" href="#course-look-like"><span><svg class="" xmlns="http://www.w3.org/2000/svg" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink" aria-hidden="true" role="img" width="1em" height="1em" preserveAspectRatio="xMidYMid meet" viewBox="0 0 256 256"><path d="M167.594 88.393a8.001 8.001 0 0 1 0 11.314l-67.882 67.882a8 8 0 1 1-11.314-11.315l67.882-67.881a8.003 8.003 0 0 1 11.314 0zm-28.287 84.86l-28.284 28.284a40 40 0 0 1-56.567-56.567l28.284-28.284a8 8 0 0 0-11.315-11.315l-28.284 28.284a56 56 0 0 0 79.196 79.197l28.285-28.285a8 8 0 1 0-11.315-11.314zM212.852 43.14a56.002 56.002 0 0 0-79.196 0l-28.284 28.284a8 8 0 1 0 11.314 11.314l28.284-28.284a40 40 0 0 1 56.568 56.567l-28.285 28.285a8 8 0 0 0 11.315 11.314l28.284-28.284a56.065 56.065 0 0 0 0-79.196z" fill="currentColor"></path></svg></span></a> <span>What does the course look like?</span></h2> <p data-svelte-h="svelte-1ee6w8b">The course is composed of:</p> <ul data-svelte-h="svelte-1ardo6q"><li><em>Foundational Units</em>: where you learn Agents <strong>concepts in theory</strong>.</li> <li><em>Hands-on</em>: where you’ll learn <strong>to use established AI Agent libraries</strong> to train your agents in unique environments. These hands-on sections will be <strong>Hugging Face Spaces</strong> with a pre-configured environment.</li> <li><em>Use case assignments</em>: where you’ll apply the concepts you’ve learned to solve a real-world problem that you’ll choose.</li> <li><em>The Challenge</em>: you’ll get to put your agent to compete against other agents in a challenge. There will also be <a href="https://huggingface.co/spaces/agents-course/Students_leaderboard" rel="nofollow">a leaderboard</a> for you to compare the agents’ performance.</li></ul> <p data-svelte-h="svelte-1bts4d3">This <strong>course is a living project, evolving with your feedback and contributions!</strong> Feel free to <a href="https://github.com/huggingface/agents-course" rel="nofollow">open issues and PRs in GitHub</a>, and engage in discussions in our Discord server.</p> <p data-svelte-h="svelte-16fokxm">After you have gone through the course, you can also send your feedback <a href="https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSe9VaONn0eglax0uTwi29rIn4tM7H2sYmmybmG5jJNlE5v0xA/viewform?usp=dialog" rel="nofollow">👉 using this form</a></p> <h2 class="relative group"><a id="syllabus" class="header-link block pr-1.5 text-lg no-hover:hidden with-hover:absolute with-hover:p-1.5 with-hover:opacity-0 with-hover:group-hover:opacity-100 with-hover:right-full" href="#syllabus"><span><svg class="" xmlns="http://www.w3.org/2000/svg" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink" aria-hidden="true" role="img" width="1em" height="1em" preserveAspectRatio="xMidYMid meet" viewBox="0 0 256 256"><path d="M167.594 88.393a8.001 8.001 0 0 1 0 11.314l-67.882 67.882a8 8 0 1 1-11.314-11.315l67.882-67.881a8.003 8.003 0 0 1 11.314 0zm-28.287 84.86l-28.284 28.284a40 40 0 0 1-56.567-56.567l28.284-28.284a8 8 0 0 0-11.315-11.315l-28.284 28.284a56 56 0 0 0 79.196 79.197l28.285-28.285a8 8 0 1 0-11.315-11.314zM212.852 43.14a56.002 56.002 0 0 0-79.196 0l-28.284 28.284a8 8 0 1 0 11.314 11.314l28.284-28.284a40 40 0 0 1 56.568 56.567l-28.285 28.285a8 8 0 0 0 11.315 11.314l28.284-28.284a56.065 56.065 0 0 0 0-79.196z" fill="currentColor"></path></svg></span></a> <span>What’s the syllabus?</span></h2> <p data-svelte-h="svelte-qhjxsa">Here is the <strong>general syllabus for the course</strong>. A more detailed list of topics will be released with each unit.</p> <table data-svelte-h="svelte-9zzark"><thead><tr><th align="left">Chapter</th> <th align="left">Topic</th> <th align="left">Description</th></tr></thead> <tbody><tr><td align="left">0</td> <td align="left">Onboarding</td> <td align="left">Set you up with the tools and platforms that you will use.</td></tr> <tr><td align="left">1</td> <td align="left">Agent Fundamentals</td> <td align="left">Explain Tools, Thoughts, Actions, Observations, and their formats. Explain LLMs, messages, special tokens and chat templates. Show a simple use case using python functions as tools.</td></tr> <tr><td align="left">2</td> <td align="left">Frameworks</td> <td align="left">Understand how the fundamentals are implemented in popular libraries : smolagents, LangGraph, LLamaIndex</td></tr> <tr><td align="left">3</td> <td align="left">Use Cases</td> <td align="left">Let’s build some real life use cases (open to PRs 🤗 from experienced Agent builders)</td></tr> <tr><td align="left">4</td> <td align="left">Final Assignment</td> <td align="left">Build an agent for a selected benchmark and prove your understanding of Agents on the student leaderboard 🚀</td></tr></tbody></table> <p data-svelte-h="svelte-1ejlgz7">In addition to the main syllabus, you have 3 bonus units:</p> <ul data-svelte-h="svelte-olswpf"><li><em>Bonus Unit 1</em> : Fine-tuning an LLM for Function-calling</li> <li><em>Bonus Unit 2</em> : Agent Observability and Evaluation</li> <li><em>Bonus Unit 3</em> : Agents in Games with Pokemon</li></ul> <p data-svelte-h="svelte-1odsq2j">For instance, in the Bonus Unit 3, you learn to build your Agent to play Pokemon battles 🥊.</p> <h2 class="relative group"><a id="what-are-the-prerequisites" class="header-link block pr-1.5 text-lg no-hover:hidden with-hover:absolute with-hover:p-1.5 with-hover:opacity-0 with-hover:group-hover:opacity-100 with-hover:right-full" href="#what-are-the-prerequisites"><span><svg class="" xmlns="http://www.w3.org/2000/svg" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink" aria-hidden="true" role="img" width="1em" height="1em" preserveAspectRatio="xMidYMid meet" viewBox="0 0 256 256"><path d="M167.594 88.393a8.001 8.001 0 0 1 0 11.314l-67.882 67.882a8 8 0 1 1-11.314-11.315l67.882-67.881a8.003 8.003 0 0 1 11.314 0zm-28.287 84.86l-28.284 28.284a40 40 0 0 1-56.567-56.567l28.284-28.284a8 8 0 0 0-11.315-11.315l-28.284 28.284a56 56 0 0 0 79.196 79.197l28.285-28.285a8 8 0 1 0-11.315-11.314zM212.852 43.14a56.002 56.002 0 0 0-79.196 0l-28.284 28.284a8 8 0 1 0 11.314 11.314l28.284-28.284a40 40 0 0 1 56.568 56.567l-28.285 28.285a8 8 0 0 0 11.315 11.314l28.284-28.284a56.065 56.065 0 0 0 0-79.196z" fill="currentColor"></path></svg></span></a> <span>What are the prerequisites?</span></h2> <p data-svelte-h="svelte-1uj278m">To be able to follow this course, you should have a:</p> <ul data-svelte-h="svelte-1o8em9l"><li>Basic knowledge of Python</li> <li>Basic knowledge of LLMs (we have a section in Unit 1 to recap what they are)</li></ul> <h2 class="relative group"><a id="tools" class="header-link block pr-1.5 text-lg no-hover:hidden with-hover:absolute with-hover:p-1.5 with-hover:opacity-0 with-hover:group-hover:opacity-100 with-hover:right-full" href="#tools"><span><svg class="" xmlns="http://www.w3.org/2000/svg" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink" aria-hidden="true" role="img" width="1em" height="1em" preserveAspectRatio="xMidYMid meet" viewBox="0 0 256 256"><path d="M167.594 88.393a8.001 8.001 0 0 1 0 11.314l-67.882 67.882a8 8 0 1 1-11.314-11.315l67.882-67.881a8.003 8.003 0 0 1 11.314 0zm-28.287 84.86l-28.284 28.284a40 40 0 0 1-56.567-56.567l28.284-28.284a8 8 0 0 0-11.315-11.315l-28.284 28.284a56 56 0 0 0 79.196 79.197l28.285-28.285a8 8 0 1 0-11.315-11.314zM212.852 43.14a56.002 56.002 0 0 0-79.196 0l-28.284 28.284a8 8 0 1 0 11.314 11.314l28.284-28.284a40 40 0 0 1 56.568 56.567l-28.285 28.285a8 8 0 0 0 11.315 11.314l28.284-28.284a56.065 56.065 0 0 0 0-79.196z" fill="currentColor"></path></svg></span></a> <span>What tools do I need?</span></h2> <p data-svelte-h="svelte-17wttjy">You only need 2 things:</p> <ul data-svelte-h="svelte-l2nc5g"><li><em>A computer</em> with an internet connection.</li> <li>A <em>Hugging Face Account</em>: to push and load models, agents, and create Spaces. If you don’t have an account yet, you can create one <strong><a href="https://hf.co/join" rel="nofollow">here</a></strong> (it’s free).<img src="https://huggingface.co/datasets/agents-course/course-images/resolve/main/en/unit0/tools.jpg" alt="Course tools needed" width="100%"></li></ul> <h2 class="relative group"><a id="certification-process" class="header-link block pr-1.5 text-lg no-hover:hidden with-hover:absolute with-hover:p-1.5 with-hover:opacity-0 with-hover:group-hover:opacity-100 with-hover:right-full" href="#certification-process"><span><svg class="" xmlns="http://www.w3.org/2000/svg" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink" aria-hidden="true" role="img" width="1em" height="1em" preserveAspectRatio="xMidYMid meet" viewBox="0 0 256 256"><path d="M167.594 88.393a8.001 8.001 0 0 1 0 11.314l-67.882 67.882a8 8 0 1 1-11.314-11.315l67.882-67.881a8.003 8.003 0 0 1 11.314 0zm-28.287 84.86l-28.284 28.284a40 40 0 0 1-56.567-56.567l28.284-28.284a8 8 0 0 0-11.315-11.315l-28.284 28.284a56 56 0 0 0 79.196 79.197l28.285-28.285a8 8 0 1 0-11.315-11.314zM212.852 43.14a56.002 56.002 0 0 0-79.196 0l-28.284 28.284a8 8 0 1 0 11.314 11.314l28.284-28.284a40 40 0 0 1 56.568 56.567l-28.285 28.285a8 8 0 0 0 11.315 11.314l28.284-28.284a56.065 56.065 0 0 0 0-79.196z" fill="currentColor"></path></svg></span></a> <span>The Certification Process</span></h2> <img src="https://huggingface.co/datasets/agents-course/course-images/resolve/main/en/unit0/three-paths.jpg" alt="Two paths" width="100%"> <p data-svelte-h="svelte-mmquwx">You can choose to follow this course <em>in audit mode</em>, or do the activities and <em>get one of the two certificates we’ll issue</em>.</p> <p data-svelte-h="svelte-1kpr9m4">If you audit the course, you can participate in all the challenges and do assignments if you want, and <strong>you don’t need to notify us</strong>.</p> <p data-svelte-h="svelte-1ybbpoz">The certification process is <strong>completely free</strong>:</p> <ul data-svelte-h="svelte-617mqn"><li><em>To get a certification for fundamentals</em>: you need to complete Unit 1 of the course. This is intended for students that want to get up to date with the latest trends in Agents.</li> <li><em>To get a certificate of completion</em>: you need to complete Unit 1, one of the use case assignments we’ll propose during the course, and the final challenge.</li></ul> <p data-svelte-h="svelte-r9cwkh">There’s <strong>no deadline</strong> for the certification process.</p> <h2 class="relative group"><a id="recommended-pace" class="header-link block pr-1.5 text-lg no-hover:hidden with-hover:absolute with-hover:p-1.5 with-hover:opacity-0 with-hover:group-hover:opacity-100 with-hover:right-full" href="#recommended-pace"><span><svg class="" xmlns="http://www.w3.org/2000/svg" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink" aria-hidden="true" role="img" width="1em" height="1em" preserveAspectRatio="xMidYMid meet" viewBox="0 0 256 256"><path d="M167.594 88.393a8.001 8.001 0 0 1 0 11.314l-67.882 67.882a8 8 0 1 1-11.314-11.315l67.882-67.881a8.003 8.003 0 0 1 11.314 0zm-28.287 84.86l-28.284 28.284a40 40 0 0 1-56.567-56.567l28.284-28.284a8 8 0 0 0-11.315-11.315l-28.284 28.284a56 56 0 0 0 79.196 79.197l28.285-28.285a8 8 0 1 0-11.315-11.314zM212.852 43.14a56.002 56.002 0 0 0-79.196 0l-28.284 28.284a8 8 0 1 0 11.314 11.314l28.284-28.284a40 40 0 0 1 56.568 56.567l-28.285 28.285a8 8 0 0 0 11.315 11.314l28.284-28.284a56.065 56.065 0 0 0 0-79.196z" fill="currentColor"></path></svg></span></a> <span>What is the recommended pace?</span></h2> <p data-svelte-h="svelte-16x0fhq">Each chapter in this course is designed <strong>to be completed in 1 week, with approximately 3-4 hours of work per week</strong>.</p> <p data-svelte-h="svelte-1ftl74z">We provide you a recommended pace:</p> <img src="https://huggingface.co/datasets/agents-course/course-images/resolve/main/en/unit0/recommended-pace.jpg" alt="Recommended Pace" width="100%"> <h2 class="relative group"><a id="advice" class="header-link block pr-1.5 text-lg no-hover:hidden with-hover:absolute with-hover:p-1.5 with-hover:opacity-0 with-hover:group-hover:opacity-100 with-hover:right-full" href="#advice"><span><svg class="" xmlns="http://www.w3.org/2000/svg" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink" aria-hidden="true" role="img" width="1em" height="1em" preserveAspectRatio="xMidYMid meet" viewBox="0 0 256 256"><path d="M167.594 88.393a8.001 8.001 0 0 1 0 11.314l-67.882 67.882a8 8 0 1 1-11.314-11.315l67.882-67.881a8.003 8.003 0 0 1 11.314 0zm-28.287 84.86l-28.284 28.284a40 40 0 0 1-56.567-56.567l28.284-28.284a8 8 0 0 0-11.315-11.315l-28.284 28.284a56 56 0 0 0 79.196 79.197l28.285-28.285a8 8 0 1 0-11.315-11.314zM212.852 43.14a56.002 56.002 0 0 0-79.196 0l-28.284 28.284a8 8 0 1 0 11.314 11.314l28.284-28.284a40 40 0 0 1 56.568 56.567l-28.285 28.285a8 8 0 0 0 11.315 11.314l28.284-28.284a56.065 56.065 0 0 0 0-79.196z" fill="currentColor"></path></svg></span></a> <span>How to get the most out of the course?</span></h2> <p data-svelte-h="svelte-822ilm">To get the most out of the course, we have some advice:</p> <ol data-svelte-h="svelte-2zafgm"><li><a href="https://discord.gg/UrrTSsSyjb">Join study groups in Discord</a>: studying in groups is always easier. To do that, you need to join our discord server and verify your Hugging Face account.</li> <li><strong>Do the quizzes and assignments</strong>: the best way to learn is through hands-on practice and self-assessment.</li> <li><strong>Define a schedule to stay in sync</strong>: you can use our recommended pace schedule below or create yours.</li></ol> <img src="https://huggingface.co/datasets/agents-course/course-images/resolve/main/en/unit0/advice.jpg" alt="Course advice" width="100%"> <h2 class="relative group"><a id="who-are-we" class="header-link block pr-1.5 text-lg no-hover:hidden with-hover:absolute with-hover:p-1.5 with-hover:opacity-0 with-hover:group-hover:opacity-100 with-hover:right-full" href="#who-are-we"><span><svg class="" xmlns="http://www.w3.org/2000/svg" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink" aria-hidden="true" role="img" width="1em" height="1em" preserveAspectRatio="xMidYMid meet" viewBox="0 0 256 256"><path d="M167.594 88.393a8.001 8.001 0 0 1 0 11.314l-67.882 67.882a8 8 0 1 1-11.314-11.315l67.882-67.881a8.003 8.003 0 0 1 11.314 0zm-28.287 84.86l-28.284 28.284a40 40 0 0 1-56.567-56.567l28.284-28.284a8 8 0 0 0-11.315-11.315l-28.284 28.284a56 56 0 0 0 79.196 79.197l28.285-28.285a8 8 0 1 0-11.315-11.314zM212.852 43.14a56.002 56.002 0 0 0-79.196 0l-28.284 28.284a8 8 0 1 0 11.314 11.314l28.284-28.284a40 40 0 0 1 56.568 56.567l-28.285 28.285a8 8 0 0 0 11.315 11.314l28.284-28.284a56.065 56.065 0 0 0 0-79.196z" fill="currentColor"></path></svg></span></a> <span>Who are we</span></h2> <p data-svelte-h="svelte-1qyo5w8">About the authors:</p> <h3 class="relative group"><a id="joffrey-thomas" class="header-link block pr-1.5 text-lg no-hover:hidden with-hover:absolute with-hover:p-1.5 with-hover:opacity-0 with-hover:group-hover:opacity-100 with-hover:right-full" href="#joffrey-thomas"><span><svg class="" xmlns="http://www.w3.org/2000/svg" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink" aria-hidden="true" role="img" width="1em" height="1em" preserveAspectRatio="xMidYMid meet" viewBox="0 0 256 256"><path d="M167.594 88.393a8.001 8.001 0 0 1 0 11.314l-67.882 67.882a8 8 0 1 1-11.314-11.315l67.882-67.881a8.003 8.003 0 0 1 11.314 0zm-28.287 84.86l-28.284 28.284a40 40 0 0 1-56.567-56.567l28.284-28.284a8 8 0 0 0-11.315-11.315l-28.284 28.284a56 56 0 0 0 79.196 79.197l28.285-28.285a8 8 0 1 0-11.315-11.314zM212.852 43.14a56.002 56.002 0 0 0-79.196 0l-28.284 28.284a8 8 0 1 0 11.314 11.314l28.284-28.284a40 40 0 0 1 56.568 56.567l-28.285 28.285a8 8 0 0 0 11.315 11.314l28.284-28.284a56.065 56.065 0 0 0 0-79.196z" fill="currentColor"></path></svg></span></a> <span>Joffrey Thomas</span></h3> <p data-svelte-h="svelte-jk5ik2">Joffrey is a machine learning engineer at Hugging Face and has built and deployed AI Agents in production. Joffrey will be your main instructor for this course.</p> <ul data-svelte-h="svelte-wu2u0z"><li><a href="https://huggingface.co/Jofthomas" rel="nofollow">Follow Joffrey on Hugging Face</a></li> <li><a href="https://x.com/Jthmas404" rel="nofollow">Follow Joffrey on X</a></li> <li><a href="https://www.linkedin.com/in/joffrey-thomas/" rel="nofollow">Follow Joffrey on Linkedin</a></li></ul> <h3 class="relative group"><a id="ben-burtenshaw" class="header-link block pr-1.5 text-lg no-hover:hidden with-hover:absolute with-hover:p-1.5 with-hover:opacity-0 with-hover:group-hover:opacity-100 with-hover:right-full" href="#ben-burtenshaw"><span><svg class="" xmlns="http://www.w3.org/2000/svg" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink" aria-hidden="true" role="img" width="1em" height="1em" preserveAspectRatio="xMidYMid meet" viewBox="0 0 256 256"><path d="M167.594 88.393a8.001 8.001 0 0 1 0 11.314l-67.882 67.882a8 8 0 1 1-11.314-11.315l67.882-67.881a8.003 8.003 0 0 1 11.314 0zm-28.287 84.86l-28.284 28.284a40 40 0 0 1-56.567-56.567l28.284-28.284a8 8 0 0 0-11.315-11.315l-28.284 28.284a56 56 0 0 0 79.196 79.197l28.285-28.285a8 8 0 1 0-11.315-11.314zM212.852 43.14a56.002 56.002 0 0 0-79.196 0l-28.284 28.284a8 8 0 1 0 11.314 11.314l28.284-28.284a40 40 0 0 1 56.568 56.567l-28.285 28.285a8 8 0 0 0 11.315 11.314l28.284-28.284a56.065 56.065 0 0 0 0-79.196z" fill="currentColor"></path></svg></span></a> <span>Ben Burtenshaw</span></h3> <p data-svelte-h="svelte-yjqhaj">Ben is a machine learning engineer at Hugging Face and has delivered multiple courses across various platforms. Ben’s goal is to make the course accessible to everyone.</p> <ul data-svelte-h="svelte-1vlxpb2"><li><a href="https://huggingface.co/burtenshaw" rel="nofollow">Follow Ben on Hugging Face</a></li> <li><a href="https://x.com/ben_burtenshaw" rel="nofollow">Follow Ben on X</a></li> <li><a href="https://www.linkedin.com/in/ben-burtenshaw/" rel="nofollow">Follow Ben on Linkedin</a></li></ul> <h3 class="relative group"><a id="thomas-simonini" class="header-link block pr-1.5 text-lg no-hover:hidden with-hover:absolute with-hover:p-1.5 with-hover:opacity-0 with-hover:group-hover:opacity-100 with-hover:right-full" href="#thomas-simonini"><span><svg class="" xmlns="http://www.w3.org/2000/svg" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink" aria-hidden="true" role="img" width="1em" height="1em" preserveAspectRatio="xMidYMid meet" viewBox="0 0 256 256"><path d="M167.594 88.393a8.001 8.001 0 0 1 0 11.314l-67.882 67.882a8 8 0 1 1-11.314-11.315l67.882-67.881a8.003 8.003 0 0 1 11.314 0zm-28.287 84.86l-28.284 28.284a40 40 0 0 1-56.567-56.567l28.284-28.284a8 8 0 0 0-11.315-11.315l-28.284 28.284a56 56 0 0 0 79.196 79.197l28.285-28.285a8 8 0 1 0-11.315-11.314zM212.852 43.14a56.002 56.002 0 0 0-79.196 0l-28.284 28.284a8 8 0 1 0 11.314 11.314l28.284-28.284a40 40 0 0 1 56.568 56.567l-28.285 28.285a8 8 0 0 0 11.315 11.314l28.284-28.284a56.065 56.065 0 0 0 0-79.196z" fill="currentColor"></path></svg></span></a> <span>Thomas Simonini</span></h3> <p data-svelte-h="svelte-10mjr36">Thomas is a machine learning engineer at Hugging Face and delivered the successful <a href="https://huggingface.co/learn/deep-rl-course/unit0/introduction">Deep RL</a> and <a href="https://huggingface.co/learn/ml-games-course/en/unit0/introduction">ML for games</a> courses. Thomas is a big fan of Agents and is excited to see what the community will build.</p> <ul data-svelte-h="svelte-pmrlrk"><li><a href="https://huggingface.co/ThomasSimonini" rel="nofollow">Follow Thomas on Hugging Face</a></li> <li><a href="https://x.com/ThomasSimonini" rel="nofollow">Follow Thomas on X</a></li> <li><a href="https://www.linkedin.com/in/simoninithomas/" rel="nofollow">Follow Thomas on Linkedin</a></li></ul> <h3 class="relative group"><a id="sergio-paniego" class="header-link block pr-1.5 text-lg no-hover:hidden with-hover:absolute with-hover:p-1.5 with-hover:opacity-0 with-hover:group-hover:opacity-100 with-hover:right-full" href="#sergio-paniego"><span><svg class="" xmlns="http://www.w3.org/2000/svg" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink" aria-hidden="true" role="img" width="1em" height="1em" preserveAspectRatio="xMidYMid meet" viewBox="0 0 256 256"><path d="M167.594 88.393a8.001 8.001 0 0 1 0 11.314l-67.882 67.882a8 8 0 1 1-11.314-11.315l67.882-67.881a8.003 8.003 0 0 1 11.314 0zm-28.287 84.86l-28.284 28.284a40 40 0 0 1-56.567-56.567l28.284-28.284a8 8 0 0 0-11.315-11.315l-28.284 28.284a56 56 0 0 0 79.196 79.197l28.285-28.285a8 8 0 1 0-11.315-11.314zM212.852 43.14a56.002 56.002 0 0 0-79.196 0l-28.284 28.284a8 8 0 1 0 11.314 11.314l28.284-28.284a40 40 0 0 1 56.568 56.567l-28.285 28.285a8 8 0 0 0 11.315 11.314l28.284-28.284a56.065 56.065 0 0 0 0-79.196z" fill="currentColor"></path></svg></span></a> <span>Sergio Paniego</span></h3> <p data-svelte-h="svelte-rz5t49">Sergio is a machine learning engineer at Hugging Face. He contributed to several sections of Units 2, 3, 4, and the bonus units.</p> <ul data-svelte-h="svelte-b1u082"><li><a href="https://huggingface.co/sergiopaniego" rel="nofollow">Follow Sergio on Hugging Face</a></li> <li><a href="https://x.com/sergiopaniego" rel="nofollow">Follow Sergio on X</a></li> <li><a href="https://www.linkedin.com/in/sergio-paniego-blanco/" rel="nofollow">Follow Sergio on Linkedin</a></li></ul> <h2 class="relative group"><a id="acknowledgments" class="header-link block pr-1.5 text-lg no-hover:hidden with-hover:absolute with-hover:p-1.5 with-hover:opacity-0 with-hover:group-hover:opacity-100 with-hover:right-full" href="#acknowledgments"><span><svg class="" xmlns="http://www.w3.org/2000/svg" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink" aria-hidden="true" role="img" width="1em" height="1em" preserveAspectRatio="xMidYMid meet" viewBox="0 0 256 256"><path d="M167.594 88.393a8.001 8.001 0 0 1 0 11.314l-67.882 67.882a8 8 0 1 1-11.314-11.315l67.882-67.881a8.003 8.003 0 0 1 11.314 0zm-28.287 84.86l-28.284 28.284a40 40 0 0 1-56.567-56.567l28.284-28.284a8 8 0 0 0-11.315-11.315l-28.284 28.284a56 56 0 0 0 79.196 79.197l28.285-28.285a8 8 0 1 0-11.315-11.314zM212.852 43.14a56.002 56.002 0 0 0-79.196 0l-28.284 28.284a8 8 0 1 0 11.314 11.314l28.284-28.284a40 40 0 0 1 56.568 56.567l-28.285 28.285a8 8 0 0 0 11.315 11.314l28.284-28.284a56.065 56.065 0 0 0 0-79.196z" fill="currentColor"></path></svg></span></a> <span>Acknowledgments</span></h2> <p data-svelte-h="svelte-15kwgiw">We would like to extend our gratitude to the following individuals for their invaluable contributions to this course:</p> <ul data-svelte-h="svelte-y7xnyr"><li><strong><a href="https://huggingface.co/pcuenq" rel="nofollow">Pedro Cuenca</a></strong> – For his guidance and expertise in reviewing the materials.</li> <li><strong><a href="https://huggingface.co/m-ric" rel="nofollow">Aymeric Roucher</a></strong> – For his amazing demo spaces ( decoding and final agent ) as well as his help on the smolagents parts.</li> <li><strong><a href="https://huggingface.co/Xenova" rel="nofollow">Joshua Lochner</a></strong> – For his amazing demo space on tokenization.</li> <li><strong><a href="https://huggingface.co/qgallouedec" rel="nofollow">Quentin Gallouédec</a></strong> – For his help on the course content.</li> <li><strong><a href="https://huggingface.co/davidberenstein1957" rel="nofollow">David Berenstein</a></strong> – For his help on the course content and moderation.</li> <li><strong><a href="https://huggingface.co/SSSSSSSiao" rel="nofollow">XiaXiao (ShawnSiao)</a></strong> – Chinese translator for the course.</li> <li><strong><a href="https://huggingface.co/nordicsushi" rel="nofollow">Jiaming Huang</a></strong> – Chinese translator for the course.</li></ul> <h2 class="relative group"><a id="contribute" class="header-link block pr-1.5 text-lg no-hover:hidden with-hover:absolute with-hover:p-1.5 with-hover:opacity-0 with-hover:group-hover:opacity-100 with-hover:right-full" href="#contribute"><span><svg class="" xmlns="http://www.w3.org/2000/svg" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink" aria-hidden="true" role="img" width="1em" height="1em" preserveAspectRatio="xMidYMid meet" viewBox="0 0 256 256"><path d="M167.594 88.393a8.001 8.001 0 0 1 0 11.314l-67.882 67.882a8 8 0 1 1-11.314-11.315l67.882-67.881a8.003 8.003 0 0 1 11.314 0zm-28.287 84.86l-28.284 28.284a40 40 0 0 1-56.567-56.567l28.284-28.284a8 8 0 0 0-11.315-11.315l-28.284 28.284a56 56 0 0 0 79.196 79.197l28.285-28.285a8 8 0 1 0-11.315-11.314zM212.852 43.14a56.002 56.002 0 0 0-79.196 0l-28.284 28.284a8 8 0 1 0 11.314 11.314l28.284-28.284a40 40 0 0 1 56.568 56.567l-28.285 28.285a8 8 0 0 0 11.315 11.314l28.284-28.284a56.065 56.065 0 0 0 0-79.196z" fill="currentColor"></path></svg></span></a> <span>I found a bug, or I want to improve the course</span></h2> <p data-svelte-h="svelte-nxego7">Contributions are <strong>welcome</strong> 🤗</p> <ul data-svelte-h="svelte-1lujafl"><li>If you <em>found a bug 🐛 in 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